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Mark Thies, Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Clemson University, wrote an op-ed in the Greenville Online that disproved the idea that there is a shortage of American STEM workers available and that bills such as the I-Squared Act, which Sen. Rubio supports, would destroy the already limited opportunities for American STEM students to find jobs in their fields.

Moderators only skimmed the surface of real immigration issues in New Hampshire debates of both parties this week, and media reports missed nearly all the available nuances even from that. But NumbersUSA's tweeters filled the gaps with minute-by-minute coverage and commentary. Catch up on what you may have missed on our NumbersUSA Twitter page at: https://twitter.com/NumbersUSA/lists/numbersusa

Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) has recently cosponsored Rep. Bill Posey’s bill to end the Visa Lottery and Rep. Steve King’s bill that would end Birthright Citizenship. This makes Rep. Brat one of only two Members of Congress to cosponsor all NumbersUSA’s 5 Great Immigration Solution Bills and earn a 100% score on his Immigration Grade Card this Congress, the other member is Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala).

The Obama administration has reinstated the catch and release policy forcing Border Patrol to release any illegal aliens “claiming” to have been in the country since January 2014, without ordering them to appear at a deportation hearing. This essentially ignores our immigration laws and grants illegal aliens the right to remain in the country.